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Madeleine McCann's mother: 'Don't bully us' |
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The parents of Madeleine McCann last night sent out a defiant message that they
will not be hounded out of Portugal
by an "aggressive and disrespectful" smear campaign against them.
The couple have suffered an ordeal by innuendo in the Portuguese press after a
series of alleged police leaks claiming that Madeleine was killed in her
apartment.
The allegations have led to Kate and Gerry McCann coming under the most intense
scrutiny since their daughter disappeared 99 days ago.
Yesterday some locals called for "those bloody McCanns" to leave Portugal and
they were asked to remove their twins from a creche after it was repeatedly
surrounded by Portuguese journalists.
In a frank interview last night, the couple hit back. Mrs McCann said:
"It's sticks and stones. We will never go through anything worse than
being parted from Madeleine. We will not be leaving or be forced out. I am not
prepared to be bullied into doing something that I don't want to.
"This speculation and the actions of the Portuguese press has been
hurtful, intrusive and disrespectful to our other two children. The press here
have badly overstepped any reasonable line."
A frantic week of claim and counter-claim has followed revelations that British
sniffer dogs had uncovered new evidence - including specks of blood, hairs and
fibres - in the bedroom where Madeleine disappeared on May 3. The Portuguese
press turned on the family and their friends, claiming that the three-year-old
was killed inside the apartment.
Mr McCann said: "There has been a lot of speculation and clearly there has
been a shift in the investigation. But we do not know of any new evidence to
suggest that Madeleine is not alive.
"The key thing is the lack of any evidence during the initial
investigation of serious harm coming to her. That is what has given us
hope."
The couple are determined to remain in Praia da Luz as the investigation
continues, but Mrs McCann admitted to feeling "trapped" by the current
storm. On Tuesday, she could not get out of the Mark Warner Ocean Club creche
with her two-year-old twins, Sean and Amelie, because of a scrum of Portuguese
journalists. They were asked yesterday to stop using it.
Mr McCann said: "Mark Warner has been incredibly supportive of us
throughout but they have come under a bit of pressure and we agreed not to go
for a while. They offered us alternative arrangements."
Yesterday the lawyer for Robert Murat, the only suspect in the case, also
attacked them. Francisco Pagarete said: "Some people in Praia da Luz say,
'These bloody McCanns should just go away and leave this town. They are giving
it a bad name.' People are thinking this is not a safe place to bring their
children and have cancelled holidays here."
They were defended by Julio Barroso, the mayor of the Lagos area, who said the McCanns had every
right to remain. He said: "Of course they can stay there - it is their
right to if they want to. The McCanns are awaiting developments from police, as
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